Putting God's Word into Practice…

Happy Birthday! I’m 15!

And through your faith, God is protecting you by His power until you receive this salvation which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. 1 Peter 1:5

I can vividly remember the morning God’s love and truth transformed by life. It was a Sunday morning, October 31, 1999, and the church was wrapping up its service by singing “I Surrender All.” My heart was on the verge of doing just that. For over a month, my mind and soul had been in a tug of war for my very life. My mind argued, “You know the facts. You know about salvation. You know about sin and its consequences. You know about Jesus and believe He was hung on a cross to die for the sins of the world and raised back to life. You believe in heaven and hell.” But my soul was countering, “Even the demons believe that stuff and they tremble.” Salvation is more than knowledge. It is a moment of transformation when your old life dies, and God supernaturally gives you a new life. A moment of surrender, repentance, forgiveness, cleansing, freedom, peace and joy–THAT LASTS!

God chose me to believe in Him

God called me to put my faith in Him

God gave me the gifts of faith and grace

God forgave my sins and made me whole

He opened my eyes to His love and truth

He changed me and continues to daily.

Today I celebrate 15 years of salvation, 15 years of hope, 15 years of peace and 15 years of surrender.